The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Frost of Heaven Junius Podrug (Dark Harvest 0-913165-70-0, May 92, $19.95, 321pp, hc, cover by Gary Glover) Fantasy adventure thriller set in India about a mysterious hidden kingdom in the Himalayas. A first novel. Order from Dark Harvest, PO Box 941, Arlington Heights IL 60006.
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Selected Tales Edgar Allan Poe (Random House/Vintage 0-679-72524-5, Aug 91 [Jan 92], $9.50, 436pp, tp) Collection of 17 stories plus the novel The Narrative of A. Gordon Pym, with an introduction by Diane Johnson.
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Mining the Oort Frederik Pohl (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37199-2, Aug 92 [Jul 92], $19.00, 264pp, hc, cover by Barclay Shaw) Sf novel about mining the Oort Cloud to obtain water for Mars.
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Mining the Oort Frederik Pohl (SFBC #03863, Dec 92, $8.98, 264pp, hc, cover by Barclay Shaw) Reprint (Del Rey 1992) sf novel. Similar to the Del Rey edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Outnumbering the Dead Frederik Pohl (St. Martins 0-312-07755-6, May 92 [Apr 92], $14.95, 110pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Sf novella of a mortal man in an immortal world, illustrated by Steve Crisp. First American edition (Legend 1991). Recommended (CNB).
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Outnumbering the Dead Frederik Pohl (SFBC #01808, Jul 92 [Aug 92], $6.98, 110pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Legend 1991) sf novella of a mortal man in an immortal world, illustrated by Steve Crisp. Similar to the 1992 St. Martins edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.
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Stopping at Slowyear Frederik Pohl (Pulphouse/Axolotl 1-56146-116-4, Jan 92, $10.00, 118pp, tp, cover by Rob Alexander) Sf novella of a spaceships visit to a planet where a year is ten times longer than Earths. This trade paperback edition is limited to 525 copies. A 300-copy hardcover edition (-146-6, $35.00) and a 75-copy deluxe leatherbound edition (-176-8, $65.00) are also available. All states are signed by the author. Available from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.
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Stopping at Slowyear Frederik Pohl (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29487-3, Jun 92 [May 92], $3.50, 151pp, pb, cover by Don Dixon) Reprint (Axolotl 1992) sf novella of a spaceships visit to a planet where a year is ten times longer than Earths. Recommended (CNB). Although the earlier edition was dated 1991, it did not appear until 1992.
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Our Angry Earth Frederik Pohl & Isaac Asimov (SFBC #19656-8, Apr 92, $9.98, 323pp, hc, cover by Joe Curcio) Reprint (Tor 1991) associational non-fiction. Two sf writers offer a detailed plan to save the Earth from the human race. Similar to the Tor edition except it lacks an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
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The Undersea Trilogy Frederik Pohl & Jack Williamson (Baen 0-671-72123-2, Jun 92 [May 92], $5.99, 501pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Undersea] Omnibus of Undersea Quest (Gnome 1954), Undersea Fleet (Gnome 1956), and Undersea City (Gnome 1958).
- 1 · Undersea Quest · n. Gnome Press, 1954
- 161 · Undersea Fleet · n. Gnome Press, 1956
- 341 · Undersea City · n. Gnome Press, 1958
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Unquenchable Fire Rachel Pollack (Overlook Press 0-87951-447-7, Mar 92, $23.95, 390pp, hc, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Unquenchable Fire] Feminist fantasy novel where the laws of the universe have been changed and miracles are commonplace. Winner of the 1989 Arthur C. Clarke award. First American edition (Century 1988).
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Unquenchable Fire Rachel Pollack (SFBC #03907, Dec 92, $11.98, 390pp, hc, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Unquenchable Fire] Reprint (Century 1988) sf novel. Similar to the 1992 Overlook Press edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Doomsday Exam Nick Pollotta (Ace 0-441-15866-8, Feb 92 [Jan 92], $3.99, 202pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Bureau 13] Fantasy novelization based on the Bureau 13 role-playing game, second book of the Bureau 13 series.
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Full Moonster Nick Pollotta (Ace 0-441-08421-4, Aug 92 [Jul 92], $3.99, 197pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Bureau 13] Fantasy novel, third book of the Bureau 13 series, based on a role-playing game, about a top-secret branch of the FBI specializing in dealing with lawbreaking monsters.
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The Sherwood Ring Elizabeth Marie Pope (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-034911-1, May 92 [Apr 92], $3.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Tom Stimpson) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1958) young-adult fantasy novel about a girl who encounters the ghosts of her Revolutionary War ancestors. Illustrated by Evaline Ness.
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DragonLance: Steel and Stone Ellen Porath (TSR 1-56076-339-6, Sep 92, $4.95, 311pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [DragonLance: Meetings] Fantasy novelization based on the DragonLance game, fifth book of The Meetings Sextet.
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CoDominium: Revolt on War World ed. Jerry E. Pournelle (Baen 0-671-72126-7, Jul 92 [Jun 92], $5.99, 396pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Original shared-world anthology of eight stories set in the same universe as the War World series, with a prologue and an epilogue by Pournelle.
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Life Among the Asteroids ed. Jerry E. Pournelle & John F. Carr (Ace 0-441-48232-5, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $4.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Rick Courtney) Anthology of fiction and non-fiction works, including several originals. Volume four of The Endless Frontier.
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War World: Blood Feuds ed. Jerry Pournelle (Baen 0-671-72150-X, Jan 93 [Dec 92], $5.99, 551pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [War World] Original shared-world novel/anthology written by S.M. Stirling, Judith Tarr, Susan Shwartz, and Harry Turtledove set in Pournelles CoDominium universe. Fifth book of the War World series. There are no individual credits and the book is copyrighted only in Pournelles name.
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The Drawing of the Dark Tim Powers (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-27604-3, Aug 92, $3.99, 329pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1979) historical fantasy novel set in 16th-century Vienna; fourth printing.
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Last Call Tim Powers (Morrow 0-688-10732-X, Apr 92 [Mar 92], $23.00, 479pp, hc, cover by Rick Lovell) [Last Call] Fantasy/occult/mainstream novel set in Las Vegas.
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Last Call Tim Powers (Charnel House 0-927389-05-3, Apr 92, $150.00, 571pp, hc, cover by Peter Richardson & J. K. Potter) [Last Call] Fantasy/occult/mainstream novel set in Las Vegas. This is effectively simultaneous with the Morrow edition listed above, although this edition has an extra poem and a slightly different text. The interior art is by Peter Richardson. This is a signed numbered boxed limited edition of 350 copies, with a lettered edition of 26 copies (-04-5). Order from Charnel House, Box 633, Lynbrook NY 11563 (516) 887-2565.
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Moving Pictures Terry Pratchett (SFBC #19653, Apr 92, $6.98, 254pp, hc, cover by Peter Scanlan) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1990) humorous fantasy novel, ninth book in the Discworld series. It lacks an ISBN and price, and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.
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Reaper Man Terry Pratchett (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45168-6, Jul 92 [Jun 92], $4.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, 10th book of the Discworld series, featuring Deaths retirement. First American edition (Gollancz 1991).
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Reaper Man Terry Pratchett (SFBC #00054, Sep 92 [Aug 92], $6.98, 253pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1991) humorous fantasy novel, 10th book of the Discworld series. This lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.
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The Ultimate Dinosaur ed. Byron Preiss & Robert Silverberg (Bantam Spectra 0-553-07676-0, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $35.00, 336pp, hc, cover by Wayne D. Barlowe) Original anthology of 11 stories about dinosaurs, plus 15 essays and full-color illustrations by various artists. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
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Lin Carter: A Look Behind His Imaginary Worlds Robert M. Price (Starmont House 1-55742-229-X, 1991 [Jul 92], $11.95, 172pp, tp, cover by Bruce Timm) Non-fiction, criticism. A guide to Carters works, plus a bibliography. A hardcover edition (-230-3, $21.95) was announced but not seen. This book has a 1991 copyright date but was not seen until now. Order from Starmont House, PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040. [Lin Carter]
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Black Forbidden Things: Cryptical Secrets from the Crypt of Cthulhu" ed. Robert Price (Starmont House 1-55742-248-6, Feb 92 [Jul 92], $11.95, 199pp, tp, cover by Bruce Timm) Collection of letters, essays, and ephemera from the Lovecraftian fanzine. A hardcover edition (-249-4, $21.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Starmont House, PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040.
- 1 · Introduction · Robert M. Price · in
- 3 · Who Wrote The Mound"? [revised from Nyctalops #14 78] · S. T. Joshi · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #11 83
- 7 · H.P. Lovecraft and The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath · S. T. Joshi · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #37 86
- 18 · The Sources for From Beyond · S. T. Joshi · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #38 86
- 24 · Lovecraft and the Regnum Congo · S. T. Joshi · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #28 84
- 30 · Tentacles in Dreamland: Cthulhu Mythos Elements in the Dunsanian Stories · Will Murray · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #15 83
- 34 · Self-Parody in Lovecrafts Revisions · Will Murray · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #17 83
- 37 · The First Cthulhu Mythos Poem · Will Murray · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #20 84
- 41 · Prehuman Language in Lovecraft · Will Murray · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #23 84
- 46 · H.P. Lovecrafts Fungi from Yuggoth · David E. Schultz · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #20 84
- 52 · Lovecrafts New York Exile · David E. Schultz · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #30 85
- 60 · E.R.B. and H.P.L. · William Fulwiler · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #66 89
- 66 · Randolph Carter, Warlord of Mars · Robert M. Price · ar Tekeli-li! #1 91
- 69 · The Pseudo-Intellectual in Weird Fiction · Robert M. Price · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #5 82
- 72 · August Derleth: Myth-Maker · Robert M. Price · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #6 82
- 74 · Lovecraftianity and the Pagan Revival · Robert M. Price · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #18 83
- 78 · Cosmic Fear and the Fear of the Lord: Lovecrafts Religious Vision · Robert M. Price · ar Tekeli-li! #2 91
- 86 · Chariots of the Old Ones? · Charles Garofalo & Robert M. Price · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #5 82
- 88 · The Necronomicon - The Origin of a Spoof · Colin Wilson · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #23 84
- 91 · The Diary of Alonzo Typer [draft, revised by H.P. Lovecraft and published in Weird Tales Feb 38] · William Lumley · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #10 82
- 97 · A Sacrifice to Science · Gustav Adolf Danziger · ss In the Confessional and the Following, 1893
- 114 · The Automatic Executioner · Gustav Adolf Danziger · ss The Wave Nov 14, 1891
- 120 · The Tower from Yuggoth · Ramsey Campbell · ss Goudy #2 61
- 138 · The Ringer of the Doorbell · Jim Cort · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #61 88
- 143 · The Slitherer from the Slime · Lin Carter · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #28 84
- 147 · Limericks from Yuggoth · Lin Carter · pm Crypt of Cthulhu #12 83
- 156 · Mildew from Shaggai · Robert M. Price · pm Dagon #16 87
- 161 · Shards from Shaggai · Robert M. Price · pm Crypt of Cthulhu #75 90
- 165 · Famous Last Words · Robert M. Price · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #8 82
- 167 · Screwtapes Letter to Cthulhu · Robert M. Price · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #13 83
- 168 · Mail-Call of Cthulhu · Various Hands · lt Crypt of Cthulhu
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Tales of the Lovecraft Mythos ed. Robert M. Price (Fedogan & Bremer 1-878252-02-X, Aug 92, $27.00, 327pp, hc, cover by Gahan Wilson) Anthology of 20 early Cthulhu Mythos tales, with a preface by Robert Bloch and an introduction by Robert M. Price. Price. Order from Fedogan & Bremer, 700 Washington Ave. SE, Suite 50, Minneapolis MN 55414.
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- ix · Introduction · Robert M. Price · in
- 3 · The Thing on the Roof · Robert E. Howard · ss Weird Tales Feb 32
- 12 · The Fire of Asshurbanipal [original version] · Robert E. Howard · ss The Howard Collector Spr 72
- 28 · The Seven Geases · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Weird Tales Oct 34
- 47 · Fane of the Black Pharaoh · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales Dec 37
- 64 · The Invaders [as by Keith Hammond] · Henry Kuttner · ss Strange Stories Feb 39
- 80 · The Bells of Horror [as by Keith Hammond] · Henry Kuttner · ss Strange Stories Apr 39
- 94 · The Thing that Walked on the Wind · August Derleth · ss Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror Jan 33
- 105 · Ithaqua · August Derleth · ss Strange Stories Feb 41
- 117 · The Lair of the Star-Spawn · August Derleth & Mark Schorer · nv Weird Tales Aug 32
- 137 · The Lord of Illusion · E. Hoffmann Price · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #10 82; draft of the Price/Lovecraft collaboration Through the Gates of the Silver Key
- 153 · The Warder of Knowledge · Richard F. Searight · ss *
- 167 · The Scourge of BMoth · Bertram Russell · nv Weird Tales May 29
- 196 · The House of the Worm · Mearle Prout · nv Weird Tales Oct 33; complete version
- 216 · Spawn of the Green Abyss · C. Hall Thompson · nv Weird Tales Nov 46
- 258 · The Guardian of the Book · Henry Hasse · nv Weird Tales Mar 37
- 284 · The Abyss · Robert A. W. Lowndes · ss Stirring Science Stories Feb 41
- 292 · Music of the Stars · Duane W. Rimel · ss The Acolyte Spr 43
- 300 · The Aquarium · Carl Jacobi · ss Dark Mind, Dark Heart, ed. August Derleth, Arkham, 1962
- 311 · The Horror Out of Lovecraft · Donald A. Wollheim · ss Magazine of Horror May 69
- 318 · To Arkham and the Stars · Fritz Leiber · ss The Dark Brotherhood and Other Pieces, Sauk City: Arkham House, 1966
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Ghost Song Susan Price (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-32544-8, Sep 92 [Oct 92], $15.00, 148pp, hc, cover by Joseph A. Smith) [Ghost World] Young-adult fantasy novel. An Arctic fur trapper for the Russian Czar is visited by a ghost shaman who demands his newborn son. First American edition (Faber & Faber 1992).
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Fear to the World: Eleven Voices in a Chorus of Horror ed. Kevin E. Proulx (Starmont House 1-55742-173-0, Nov 92, $14.00, 243pp, tp) Collection of 11 interviews with horror writers. A hardcover edition (-174-9, $24.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Starmont House, PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040.
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Ishmael Daniel Quinn (Bantam/Turner 0-553-07875-5, Feb 92 [Jan 92], $20.00, 266pp, hc) [Ishmael] Metaphysical sf novel about an encounter between a man and an incredibly wise gorilla-creature. Winner of the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship.
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Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass: Nonsense, Sense, and Meaning. Donald Rackin (Macmillan Twayne 0-8057-9430-1, Dec 91 [Jul 92], $21.95, 178pp, hc, cover by Berthe Morisot) Non-fiction, criticism. A study of Lewis Carrolls classic childrens books. A trade paperback edition (-8553-1, $11.95) was announced but not seen. This has a 1991 copyright date but was not seen until now.
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Less Than Human Gary Raisor (Diamond 1-55773-739-8, Jul 92 [Jun 92], $4.99, 265pp, pb) Horror novel about two pool-playing vampires who terrorize a town after they are discovered. A limited hardcover edition was announced by The Overlook Connection but not seen.
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Prism of the Night: A Biography of Anne Rice Katherine Ramsland (Penguin/Plume 0-452-26862-1, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $12.00, 397pp, tp) Reprint (Dutton 1991) biography of the horror writer. A new afterword discusses the writing of Rices latest novel, The Tale of the Body Thief, and the death of her father. [Anne Rice]
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Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand (BOMC, Oct 92, $23.95, 1168pp, hc) Reprint (Random House 1957) classic philosophical novel about individualism, set in a near future (for the time) where civilization is crumbling.
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Jeffersons War: Chain of Command Kevin D. Randle (Ace 0-441-38442-0, Mar 92 [Feb 92], $3.99, 185pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Jeffersons War] Military sf novel, sixth book of the Jeffersons War series.
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Star Precinct Kevin D. Randle & Richard Driscoll (Ace 0-441-78268-X, Apr 92 [Mar 92], $4.50, 185pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Star Precinct] Sf police procedural, first book of a series featuring the interstellar Star Cops, who are assigned to investigate the strange death of the galaxys richest man.
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Star Precinct 2: Mind Slayer Kevin D. Randle & Richard Driscoll (Ace 0-441-78269-8, Aug 92 [Jul 92], $4.50, 183pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Star Precinct] Sf police procedural, second book of the series. The Star Cops hunt a telepathic killer on an amusement planet.
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